USA loses it over Aussie teen's 'outstanding' NBA start

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Teen prima Josh Giddey has lone played 4 NBA pre-season games, but hoops fans are already losing their minds implicit the Australian's stellar commencement to his vocation with Oklahoma City.

Giddey, who antecedently played successful the NBL with the Adelaide 36ers, is little than 1 week distant from kick-starting his tenure with the Thunder erstwhile the NBA regular play begins connected October 20.

The 19-year-old Australian was selected by Oklahoma City successful the archetypal round during this year's NBA Draft, with prime fig six.

While fans successful Australia saw him radiance with the 36ers, wherever helium was crowned NBL Rookie of the Year successful 2020, it's USA hoops fans who are getting their archetypal look astatine the 203-centimetre constituent guard's potential.

Giddey has truthful acold changeable amended than 50 per cent from the tract and averaged 13.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game.

With Oklahoma City finishing their pre-season run today, Giddey's show has dominated overmuch of the franchise's treatment arsenic they look to bounce backmost from finishing second-last successful the NBA's occidental league past season.

Not conscionable hoops fans, but Oklahoma City and NBA journalists person led overmuch of the ongoing praise of the Australian crossed societal media.

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